CVE-2019-7192 — QNAP Photo Station Improper Access Control Vulnerability
Overview
QNAP NAS devices running Photo Station contain an improper access control vulnerability allowing remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to the system.
Vulnerability details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2019-7192
- Vulnerability
- QNAP Photo Station Improper Access Control Vulnerability
- Vendor
- QNAP
- Affected products
- QNAP: Photo Station
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitation status
- Actively exploited in the wild (CISA KEV)
- Published
- 2022-06-08
Remediation guidance
CVE-2019-7192 is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog — U.S. federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it under Binding Operational Directive 22-01. Treat it as a priority for every environment.
Apply the vendor's official security update for QNAP the affected product as soon as possible. Where a patch is unavailable, apply vendor mitigations or isolate/segment exposed systems.
Hunt for indicators of compromise tied to this vulnerability and confirm logging/EDR coverage on affected assets.
Authoritative references
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